About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Houss

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Houss is home to 40 species of birds.

Loch of Houss is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Houss Map

Loch of Houss Map

Birds found near Loch of Houss

There have been 40 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Houss.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)